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Australia has enacted the world's first ban on social media usage for users under the age of 16, in a move expected to be monitored by global lawmakers.

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Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings has pulled out of US media group Paramount Skydance Corp’s takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery to avoid heightened scrutiny of foreign investment in the United States, according to a filing on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s website. Tencent had pledged US$1 billion as part of Paramount’s December 1 proposal to acquire Warner Bros, but the Shenzhen-based company was removed as a financing partner in Paramount’s latest all-cash...

The European Union won’t be cowed by US attacks on how it polices Silicon Valley firms, the bloc’s competition chief Teresa Ribera warned.

The European Union said Meta Platforms Inc. will offer Facebook and Instagram users an alternative choice that shows fewer personalized ads, potentially heading off another clash with the bloc after the US social media company was hit was a €200 million ($233 million) fine.

Musk's comments come as U.S. government officials step up criticism of the European Union

Musk's comments come as U.S. government officials step up criticism of the European Union

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reminded social media companies that they will be held responsible when a ban on children having accounts takes effect on Wednesday.

Meta has struck AI licensing deals with publications like CNN, Fox News, USA Today, and People Inc., allowing its AI chatbot to source information...

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix’s agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it completes the planned spinoff of its cable channels. Plus, the European Union Ambassador to the US responds to criticism of the $140 million fine the bloc has levied on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. And HPE CEO, Antonio Neri, discusses the company’s outlook after reporting disappointing 4Q AI server sales. (Source: Bloomberg)

Meta has acquired the startup Limitless, which makes a small, artificial intelligence-powered pendant.

... news on Meta AI, its AI chatbot. Now, when users ask Meta AI news-related questions, it will surface information and links that draw from...

Meta has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers including USA Today, People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller,...

... AI-powered search and an AI assistant. The feature is rolling out ... Shortly after the news broke of Dye's departure, Zuckerberg announced a...

Meta on Friday said it has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers ranging from USA Today, People Inc., CNN, Fox News,...

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The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.

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The social-media platform has been fined by the bloc after breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."

The Facebook parent company changed its name to Meta in October 2021 to signal its pivot beyond social media.

Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Meta over...

Russia banned Snap Inc.’s Snapchat and Apple Inc.’s FaceTime, further limiting access to Western communication services, according to Interfax.

Is the "year of efficiency" Mark Zuckerberg back at Meta Platforms?

The Facebook parent company changed its name to Meta in October 2021 to signal its pivot beyond social media.

META AI VS RIVAL AI CHATBOTS. Meta AI, a chatbot and virtual ... news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.

The European bloc has launched an antitrust investigation into the social media giant over its WhatsApp AI policy.

Meta Platforms Inc. risks a temporary European Union ban on the rollout of new policies over how its AI features in WhatsApp, after being hit by the latest probe into Big Tech’s alleged dominance on the continent.

ByteDance’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais (US$37.7 billion) to build a data centre in Brazil, marking its first project in Latin America. TikTok would partner with data centre developer Omnia and Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil’s leading renewable energy providers, in a data centre in the northeastern state of Ceara, Monica Guise, head of public policy at TikTok Brazil, said on Wednesday. The project, which would be developed near the industrial port of Pecém, would fully rely on...